Fast-growing Royal Wootton Bassett-based IT support company Sensata has appointed Darren Beggan as the new manager of its sales team. Darren joins from Swindon IT and communications firm Excalibur where he was head of professional services. He was previously a director and co-owner of Swindon IT support firm Emnico Enterprises, which was acquired by...
Shares in Latchways, the Devizes-based firm making protection equipment for people working at height, lost a fifth of their value this week after it warned that this year’s profits will be much lower than last year’s. The firm blamed a combination of factors including continuing challenging European market conditions, delays in the European offshore...
With direct flights from Bristol Airport to Geneva, it couldn’t be easier to combine a business trip to Switzerland's second city with some leisure time with attractions ranging from helping make wine, competing in a marathon or relaxing at a spa. Swindon Business News travel editor Anne Gorringe put away her laptop to explore...
Accountancy firm Old Mill has won one of the financial planning profession’s highest accolades – the prestigious Institute of Financial Planning (IFP) David Norton award for building excellence. The award, considered by many to be the most important in the profession, is made to those firms judged as building excellence in their financial planning...
Leading industrial disease solicitor Brigitte Chandler, a partner in law firm Charles Lucas & Marshall’s Swindon office, has welcomed a legal ruling meaning people dying from cancer caused by asbestos exposure will not have to pay legal fees out of damages they have been awarded. Ms Chandler, pictured, said the move would lift the...
Staff from Swindon construction firm Beard have raised £445 for the company’s chosen charity Prospect Hospice by dragon boat racing. The 20 members of staff and their families – from directors to the newest trainee – raised the money through sponsorship for their team in the Swindon Rotary Club annual Dragon Boat Race for...
